Olympic judges' error to blame for Jordan Chiles bronze medal mess, gymnastics great suggests

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Olympic legend Dominique Dawes said on Tuesday that the error in the Jordan Chiles' medal controversy lies with the judges who "missed a dance element" in her floor routine.

The Chiles bronze medal issue has been the talking in the aftermath of the Paris Olympics. USA Gymnastics is pushing for Chiles to keep the bronze medal even with rulings from the Center of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the International Olympic Committee.

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Gymnast Dominique Dawes of the USA, a medalist at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, poses outside Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14, 1996. (Doug Pensinger  /Allsport)

Chiles score was reverted back to 13.666 after the CAS said the U.S. did not make an inquiry in time. U.S. officials said two inquiries were made within the allotted time, and there was video evidence to prove it, but CAS will not rehear their case.

Dawes spoke to TMZ Sports about the Chiles controversy.

"I think the focus is how much of an emotional roller coaster this continues to be for Jordan Chiles. She went and did the best floor routine she could possibly do, and the error happened with the judges," she said. "The judges missed a dance element that should have brought her score up by one-tenth of a point. They missed it. Then, her coach beelined toward the table to be able to protest it. Protested it. And she got that additional tenth and that’s why Jordan Chiles was award, initially, the bronze and medal and was in the initial Olympic medal ceremony experience.

"Now, look what’s happening. I don’t understand. I think it’s an unfortunate situation. I think she’s going to respond